Metropolitan Borough of Southwark
| Southwark | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | |
[[File:.  Metropolitan Borough of Southwark Town Hall previously the Vestry Hall of St Mary, Newington|frameless]] |
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 Southwark within the County of London |
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| Area | |
| • 1911/1931 | 1,132 acres (4.58 km2) |
| • 1961 | 1,131 acres (4.58 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1911 | 191,907 |
| • 1931 | 171,695 |
| • 1961 | 86,249 |
| Density | |
| • 1911 | 169/acre |
| • 1931 | 152/acre |
| • 1961 | 76/acre |
| History | |
| • Created | 1900 |
| • Abolished | 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | London Borough of Southwark |
| Status | Metropolitan borough |
| Government | Southwark Borough Council |
| • HQ | Town Hall, Walworth Road |
| • Motto | United to serve |
 Coat of arms of the borough council |
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The Metropolitan Borough of Southwark (Br [ˈsʌðɨk]) was a metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965. It was created to cover the western section of the ancient borough of Southwark and formed the northwestern part of the current London Borough of Southwark. In common with the rest of inner London, the borough experienced a steady decline in population throughout its existence. The borough council made an unsuccessful attempt to gain city status in 1955.
The borough was formed from four civil parishes: St Mary Newington, Southwark Christchurch, Southwark St George the Martyr and Southwark St Saviour. In 1930 these four were combined into a single civil parish called Southwark, which was conterminous with the metropolitan borough.
Previous to the borough's formation it had been administered by three separate local bodies: St Saviours District Board of Works, Newington Vestry and Southwark St George the Martyr Vestry.
The borough was one of two created in the Southwark area by the London Government Act 1899. The remaining, eastern, part of Southwark (the parishes of St John Horsleydown and St Olave & St Thomas) was combined with Bermondsey and Rotherhithe.
The existing boundaries were found to be "very unsatisfactory". Accordingly they were realigned, for the most part following the centre of roads. Guy's Hospital, which had been divided between three parishes, was entirely taken into the borough.
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